The idea of allowing delivery vehicles to access Lidl’s, O’Grady Court and now the new hotel via the library car park has been around for at least six years. Finally, it looks like work will start on this early May. The plans are to make the section of Melbourne Ave in front of the library and Sainsbury’s fully pedestrianised by giving delivery lorries etc access to Lidl’s, O’Grady Court and the new hotel through the library car park so they no longer need to drive along Canberra Road by the side of Sainsbury’s and cross over Melbourne Ave. This makes it much safer for everyone and will cut out the damage to the paving stones by done heavy delivery lorries. As part of these plans there will also be barriers of some sort across the junctions of Melbourne Ave and Canberra Road to ensure no vehicles can cross over by mistake. This has taken a long. long time but is welcome. It makes good sense to keep pedestrians and vehicles separate.
BHS in West Ealing was due to close but will stay open for rest of year
Good news for everyone who shops at BHS in West Ealing. It seems the shop will stay open for the rest of the year as the developers, Southern Grove, have delayed their plans to build 136 or so homes on this site. Mind you, all this may change with the threat of BHS going in to administration. I’ll update the story if I can find out why there’s a delay.
At last! Work started on derelict undertaker’s building in Hanwell
This sad looking row of houses on the corner of the Uxbridge Road and Shirley Gardens had been let to go to ruin but, at last, work has started on their demolition. The original plans for homes on this site were totally out of keeping with the rest of this terrace but thankfully the plans that were agreed by the Council are much more sympathetic. Why on earth has it taken so long?
OPEN Ealing: Islamic Geometry course from Thurs 31st March 2-4pm
I thought this sounds interesting:
Starting on Thursday 31 March at 2pm we are running a 10 week course
Each week you will construct a different pattern which will then be tessellated and/or finished with a weave effect. You will explore patterns with 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12 fold symmetry and how they can be tiled on a regular or semi regular underlying grid. As you gain experience and confidence with the constructions, patterns will become more complex. Time will also be spent looking at traditional colour inspirations from around the Islamic world and how these patterns can be transferred to other paper or surfaces, and reproduced in different mediums, such as watercolour and gouache.
Our final two sessions will be dedicated to each participant producing an exhibition piece.
For full details and costs visit OPEN Ealing’s website
OPEN Ealing: A painting, a pie and a pint – Thursdays from 5th May
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In this new course, Nick Pearson will comment on a masterpiece each week in an open discussion, beautifully complemented by a delicious homemade pie and a drink. Many of you will know that Nick is an entertaining and informative lecturer. In this season, he will be encouraging you to share your thoughts on the paintings.
The programme is designed as a baker’s dozen season running from 5 May to 28 July to restart in September.
The first painting to be presented will be A bar at the Folies Bergère, by Edouard Manet.
Cost: £20 a single evening or £210 for all 13 and various concessions are available. Full details here
How to find us:
The cafe is part of the Green Man Lane regeneration development on Singapore Road in West Ealing. We are the opposite end of the road to the Ealing Magistrates Court opposite the mosque. There is a small surface car park and on road parking along Singapore Road which is free after 6.30pm. If you’re driving it might be better to put Eccleston Road in your sat nav – Singapore Road is off it.
If you use public transport: the nearest train station is West Ealing; the nearest underground station is Northfields on the Piccadilly line: buses 83, 207, 427 and Express 607 – bus stop is West Ealing Broadway and E3, E8 – bus stop is Melbourne Avenue. Walk up Brownlow Road beside BHS to the café.
Get ready for the Hanwell Hootie – Sat 2nd April
It’s not long to go now till this year’s Hanwell Hootie on Saturday 2nd April. It’s London’s largest free 1-day music event right here on our doorstep. Over 80 bands in 13 venues including The Grosvenor. It’s a fabulous event and you can find the full listings of which band is playing where and when here
One community website for West Ealing? – help us make it work by answering 5 simple questions
There are plans to produce a central community website for West Ealing. We’d love to hear your thoughts and ideas. about this. We’ve produced a quick and simple 5 question survey to help us get some feedback. Can you spare a few minutes to complete the survey to help us please? Here’s the link to the questionnaire
Still time to object to controversial new plans for centre of Ealing Broadway
The Council has passed Benson, Eliot and Londonewcastle’s controversial plans to redevelop the center of Ealing Broadway despite objections from residents, English Heritage and more. Campaigners from Save Ealing’s Centre (SEC) are now trying to lobby the Mayor of London and the plans could be called in by the Secretary of State as happened with the previous plans for this block of land. You c an find out all the details on Save Ealing’s Centre website. Also, SEC urge people concerned about these plans to send objections and request a call-in to npcu@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Have your say on how central Ealing will develop in next 10 years
London’s first business area neighbourhood plan
Local democracy has taken a step forward in Central Ealing, with the start of public consultation on a neighbourhood plan for the Ealing Broadway area.
The Central Ealing Neighbourhood Forum, the body jointly representing businesses and residents, has been working on the details of a local plan which will influence development in the town centre over the next 10 years.
The Forum’s Plan concentrates on four sets of issues, based on earlier consultation. These cover the future of Ealing’s economy (shops, offices and jobs); its heritage of architecture and green space; transport and the public realm; and cultural and community facilities.
Comments are being invited on a range of policies and recommended actions developed from ideas received from the public. When the comments have been received on these proposals, the Forum’s final plan will be submitted to Ealing Council for review by an independent Examiner, who will check it to see it meets statutory requirements. It will then be put to a local referendum.
If approved, the proposals will be adopted as part of Ealing’s official Local Plan. Details can be seen and responses sent in through the Forum’s website. The deadline for response is 8th April.
February 2016 newsletter
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 2016
Making Dean Gardens safer
It’s been a while since our last newsletter but the silence has not meant inactivity. Far from it, WEN has been working hard with others to tackle some of the long-running problems of anti-social behaviour in and around Dean Gardens, especially at night.